What is music? Music is the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (sometimes both) to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. As a teenager‚ I listen to music everyday. I can name almost name every song that comes on the radio. Listening to music takes the stress away from my mind. I love listening to music. Listening to music is my new hobby. I cannot go a day without listening to music. Music comes in different genres. I listen to many genres. The genre I
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In the summer in the year 2013‚ in Edinburgh Scotland‚ Julian Treasure spoke at a TED Talk titled “How to Speak so That People Want to Listen”. In his speech‚ he began with detailing what he called the “seven deadly sins of speaking”: gossip‚ judgment‚ negativity. complaining‚ excuses‚ embroidery‚ and dogmatism. After that‚ he preached about HAIL; his view for a good foundation for speaking. According to him‚ the traits that every speaker must possess in order for people to want to listen to them
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For the first listener’s guide I chose to listen to the piece Hildegard of Bingen: O vis aeternitatis. This piece is very calm and sweet. It had a relaxing and soothing tone to it. The music is just gorgeous and powerful. It was a very simple piece that was compelling to hear. Hildegard was one of the most prominent composers from the middle ages. Hildegard’s music rises to the level of sacrament from the divine of grace to the heavenly choirs down to us. Not only she was a composer‚ she was a writer
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INTRODUCTION: As someone interested in working in the theatre industry‚ it is vital that I am aware of how my voice‚ as an instrument at my disposal‚ is able to be utilised and manipulated in order to work effectively‚ healthily and to its full potential. To be in a position where this is possible‚ I must first take ownership of my voice and identify key aspects and characteristics of it. Furthermore‚ I must be able to recognise influential factors on my voice including significant events and relationships
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The Ted talk is by Rébecca Kleinberger‚ and the title is “Why you don’t like the sound of your own voice”. I chose it because I have never heard someone say that they didn’t like the sound of their own voice‚ but I have heard that when they talk and hear it back they sound different. Rébecca Kleinberger is a voice expert pursuing research as a Ph.D. candidate in the MIT Media Lab’s Opera of the Future group. During her talk‚ she used a lot of things to prove he this which were people don’t like
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Lauren Jones shares the journey of her aunt’s way of emotional healing and passion for music. No matter whether it was four‚ or forty people listening‚ she always gave 100%. The sound of my Aunt’s guitar playing reminds me of all the fond memories of visiting her as a child. The majority of my childhood memories are accompanied by the sound of my Aunt‚ Wendy Carmichael entertaining friends and family with the songs she had learnt. “I’ve always found so much joy in entertaining her friends and family
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Bonnie is part of the honor choir group in her middle school and has three years of experience in singing. Bonnie needs to practice a new song she had chosen to sing at the annual talent show. However‚ the song Bonnie picked to sing is almost six minutes long and consists of a variety of lyrics and different pitches that she needs to remember. This eighth grader has exactly one week to prepare for the talent show and is worried that there is not enough time to remember all the words and pitches of
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How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills Public speaking skills are valuable both in your personal life and career. However‚ many people do not want to be a public speaker because they are not confident enough when they give a speech in front of people. These tips below can help you to become a better public speaker. First‚ pay attention of your stage presence when you are giving your speech. Good public speakers appear confident‚ friendly‚ and enthusiastic. Confidence comes from choosing
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Hey Jude - Song analysis “Hey Jude” is a song by the English rock band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey Jude runs for 7mins and 11secs and at the time of release was the longest single to top the British charts. The song is said to have evolved from “hey Jules”‚ a song that had been written as a ballad to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce. McCartney said‚ "I started with the
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Chayan Warde Ms. McCormick English II Honors March 24‚ 2013 “Cage the Elephant – Ain’t no rest for the wicked” lyrics analysis As the title and chorus of this song dictate‚ there is no rest for the wicked; this song can contain many different interpretations according to different ages‚ maturity‚ and general knowledge. This song represents the fact that everyone has a wickedness within themselves‚ and when the song says‚ “Oh‚ there ain’t no rest for the wicked‚ Money don’t grow on trees” (lines
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